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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 09, 2014
Robert E. Cohen, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Michael F. Rubner, Westford, MA (US);
Gareth H. Mckinley, Acton, MA (US);
George Barbastathis, Boston, MA (US);
Hyungryul Johnny Choi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kyu Chul Park, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hyo Min Lee, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert E. Cohen, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Michael F. Rubner, Westford, MA (US);
Gareth H. McKinley, Acton, MA (US);
George Barbastathis, Boston, MA (US);
Hyungryul Johnny Choi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kyu Chul Park, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hyo Min Lee, Cambridge, MA (US);
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Titania-based porous nanoparticle coatings are mechanically robust, with low haze, which exhibit short time scales for decomposition of fingerprint oils under ultraviolet light. The mechanism by which a typical dactylogram is consumed combines wicking of the sebum into the nanoporous titania structure followed by photocatalytic degradation. These TiOnanostructured surfaces are also anti-fogging, anti-bacterial, and compatible with flexible glass substrates and remain photocatalytically active in natural sunlight.